U.S. Climate Change Science Program: News from CCSP Participating Agencies

NSF Announces New Ice-Core Drilling Agreements for Polar Research

News (dtd 22 Dec 2008) from the National Science Foundation. (link posted 22 Dec 2008)

Science to Support a Unified Policy on Climate Change and Air Quality

Science brief (dtd Dec 2008) from NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies. (link posted 22 Dec 2008)

NASA Study Links Severe Storm Increases, Global Warming

News (dtd 19 Dec 2008) from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. (link posted 19 Dec 2008)

Researchers Peek Under Ice Sheets for Clues on Climate Change

News (dtd 18 Dec 2008) from the National Science Foundation. (link posted 18 Dec 2008)

DOE Awards Supercomputer Access to Cutting-Edge Projects

News (dtd 18 Dec 2008) from the US Department of Energy. (link posted 18 Dec 2008)

Annual Energy Outlook 2009 Early Release

Report (dtd 17 Dec 2008) from DOE's Energy Information Administration. (link posted 17 Dec 2008)

Global Temperature for November Fourth Warmest on Record

News (dtd 16 Dec 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 16 Dec 2008)

New Oceanography Mission Data Now Available

News (dtd 16 Dec 2008) from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. (link posted 16 Dec 2008)

New Satellite Data Reveal Impact of Olympic Pollution Controls

News (dtd 16 Dec 2008) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (link posted 16 Dec 2008)

Sermersuaq (Humboldt) Glacier, Greenland

Image of the day (dtd 16 Dec 2008) from NASA's Earth Observatory (link posted 16 Dec 2008)

Northern Soil Carbon Reservoirs Vulnerable to Global Warming

News (dtd 15 Dec 2008) from the US Geological Survey. (link posted 15 Dec 2008)

NASA Science Highlights at the American Geophysical Union Meeting

Media advisory (dtd 15 Dec 2008) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (link posted 15 Dec 2008)

International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship

New data set (dtd Dec 2008) available through NOAA's National Climatic Data Center. (link posted 15 Dec 2008)

Greenland's Glaciers Losing Ice Faster This Year Than Last Year

News (dtd 13 Dec 2008) from the National Science Foundation. (link posted 13 Dec 2008)

As Ice Melts, Antarctic Bedrock is on the Move

News (dtd 13 Dec 2008) from the National Science Foundation. (link posted 13 Dec 2008)

USGS Science at AGU: Climate Change, Floods, Northern Forests, Coral Reefs, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Mercury and More

News (dtd 12 Dec 2008) from the US Geological Survey. (link posted 12 Dec 2008)

New Online Report on Massive Jellyfish Swarms Released

News (dtd 12 Dec 2008) from the National Science Foundation. (link posted 12 Dec 2008)

November Warmer than Average in U.S.

News (dtd 11 Dec 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 11 Dec 2008)

Humans, Oceans Shaped North American Climate over Past 50 Years

News (dtd 11 Dec 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 11 Dec 2008)

New Earth System Science Results Reported at Conference

News (dtd 10 Dec 2008) from the National Science Foundation. (link posted 10 Dec 2008)

Climate - Spotlight on CO2

Story tip (dtd Dec 2008) from DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. (link posted 9 Dec 2008)

Oscillation Rules as the Pacific Cools

News (dtd 9 Dec 2008) from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. (link posted 9 Dec 2008)

Climate Change Threat: Developing Countries Lack Means to Acquire More Efficient Technologies

News (dtd 9 Dec 2008) from the National Corporation for Atmospheric Research. (link posted 9 Dec 2008) 12:00:00 GMT

Office of Biological and Environmental Research Weekly Report

News (ddtd 8 Dec 2008) from DOE's Office of Biological and Environmental Research. (link posted 8 Dec 2008)

Target Atmospheric CO2: Where Should Humanity Aim?

Science Brief (dtd Dec 2008) from NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies. (link posted 8 Dec 2008)

What's in a name? Global warming vs. climate change

News (dtd 5 Dec 2008) from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. (link posted 5 Dec 2008)

Cave's climate clues show ancient empires declined during dry spell

Research (dtd 5 Dec 2008) funded by the US Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation. (link posted 5 Dec 2008)

Ice growth slows; Arctic still warmer than usual

News (dtd 3 Dec 2008) from the National Snow and Ice Data Center. (link posted 3 Dec 2008)

Livermore Lab and American Shale Oil team to study carbon sequestration

News (dtd 3 Dec 2008) from DOE's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. (link posted 3 Dec 2008)

Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States 2007

Report (dtd Dec 2008) from DOE's Energy Information Administration. (link posted 3 Dec 2008)

New National Program to Study Seasonal Changes in Wildlife Begins

News (dtd 2 Dec 2008) from the US Geological Survey. (link posted 2 Dec 2008)

NOAA, NASA Select Contractor to Build GOES-R Series Spacecraft

News (dtd 2 Dec 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 2 Dec 2008)

NOAA Satellite Conference Helps Users Prepare for Future

News (dtd 2 Dec 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 2 Dec 2008)

Panels on Climate Change Science and Adaptation announced

News (dtd Dec 2008) from the National Academies. (link posted 1 Dec 2008)

SGCP's New Publication Addresses Climatic Change Impacts on Water resources in the Southeastern US

Report (dtd Dec 2008) from USDA's Southern Global Change Program. (link posted 1 Dec 2008)

CDIAC Data Updated

Data updates (dtd Nov 2008) at DOE's Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center include recent greenhouse gas concentrations. (link posted 30 Nov 2008)

Ecological Impacts of Climate Change

Report (dtd 2008) from the National Academies. (link posted 30 Nov 2008)

New Directions in Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts, and Adaptation Assessment

Report (dtd 2008) from the National Academies. (link posted 30 Nov 2008)

Observing Weather and Climate from the Ground Up

Report (dtd 2008) from the National Academies. (link posted 30 Nov 2008)

Speed matters for ice-shelf breaking

Research (dtd 27 Nov 2008) funded by the National Science Foundation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (link posted 27 Nov 2008)

Atlantic Hurricane Season Sets Records

News (dtd 26 Nov 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 26 Nov 2008)

United States Participation in Annual Climate Change Conference

News (dtd 25 Nov 2008) from the US Department of State. (link posted 25 Nov 2008)

Office of Biological and Environmental Research Weekly Report

News (dtd 24 Nov 2008) from DOE's Office of Biological and Environmental Research. (link posted 24 Nov 2008)

Getting Warmer? Prehistoric Climate Can Help Forecast Future Changes

News (dtd 24 Nov 2008) from the US Geological Survey. (link posted 24 Nov 2008)

Unlocking Climate Mysteries and Engaging Students from Harlem to Antarctica

News (dtd 24 Nov 2008) from the National Science Foundation. (link posted 24 Nov 2008)

Earth Perspectives

Feature article (dtd 24 Nov 2008) from NASA's Earth Observatory. (link posted 24 Nov 2008)

EPA sponsors climate change symposium for tribes

News (dtd 24 Nov 2008) from the US Environmental Protection Agency. (link posted 24 Nov 2008)

Stanford researchers investigate how plants adapt to climate

Research (24 Nov 2008) funded by the National Science Foundation and the US Department of Energy. (link posted 24 Nov 2008)

Clouds and Climate Change: CERES Flight Model Moves Toward Launch

News (dtd 21 Nov 2008) from NASA's Earth Observatory. (link posted 21 Nov 2008)

New Study Details Ocean Acidification in the Caribbean

News (dtd 21 Nov 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 21 Nov 2008)

NOAA Scientist to Receive Grande Medaille from French Academy

News (21 Nov 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 21 Nov 2008)

NASA-USAID Earth Observation System Expands to Africa

Feature (dtd 21 Nov 2008) from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. (link posted 21 Nov 2008)

Group on Earth Observations Heralds Free, Global Access to USGS Earth Imagery

News (dtd 20 Nov 2008) from the US Geological Survey. (link posted 20 Nov 2008)

Historical Ecology Increases Understanding of Earth's Past and Future

News (dtd 20 Nov 2008) from the National Science Foundation. (link posted 20 Nov 2008)

Report Offers Plan to Improve Weather and Climate Monitoring

Report (dtd 2008) from the National Academies. (link posted 20 Nov 2008)

Integrating Climate Change into Development (pdf)

Brochure (dtd Nov 2008) from the US Agency for International Development. (link posted 19 Nov 2008)

Second Warmest October for Global Temperatures

News (dtd 18 Nov 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 18 Nov 2008)

NASA's QuikSCAT Ocean-Observing Satellite Mission Honored

Feature (dtd 18 Nov 2008) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (link posted 18 Nov 2008)

Water Vapor Confirmed as Major Player in Climate Change

News (dtd 17 Nov 2008) from NASA's Earth Observatory. (link posted 17 Nov 2008)

Invasive Species, Climate Change, Drought: Challenges for Resource Management in the Colorado River Basin

News (dtd 17 Nov 2008) from the US Geological Survey. (link posted 17 Nov 2008)

Climate - Mapping change

Story tip (dtd Nov 2008) from DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. (link posted 17 Nov 2008)

Supercritical CO2 boosts super optimism in sequestering greenhouse gas

News (dtd 17 Nov 2008) from DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. (link posted 17 Nov 2008)

Scientific Assessment Finds Expanding Use of Climate Forecasts Could Mean Better Water Management

News (dtd 17 Nov 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 17 Nov 2008)

DOE Completes Large-Scale Carbon Sequestration Project Awards

News (dtd 17 Nov 2008) from the US Department of Energy. (link posted 17 Nov 2008)

DOE Announces Release of Second Carbon Sequestration Atlas

News (dtd 17 Nov 2008) from the US Department of Energy. (link posted 17 Nov 2008)

New Insights into Plant Uptake of Carbonyl Sulfide Aid Global Carbon Cycle Model

News (dtd 16 Nov 2008) from NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory. (link posted 16 Nov 2008)

United States, Canada Begin New Climate Data-Sharing Agreement

News (dtd 14 Nov 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 14 Nov 2008)

ASTER image shows extent of clear-cutting in Amazon

News (dtd 14 Nov 2008) from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. (link posted 14 Nov 2008)

Mysterious Microbe Plays Important Role in Ocean Ecology

News (dtd 13 Nov 2008) from the National Science Foundation. (link posted 13 Nov 2008)

Scientific Assessment Presents Status, Expectations for Ozone Layer

News (dtd 13 Nov) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 13 Nov 2008)

Seeking and Destroying Algorithm Errors

Research highlights (dtd Nov 2008) from DOE's Pacific Northwest National Research Laboratory. (link posted mid-Nov 2008)

NASA's Carbon-Sniffing Satellite Sleuth Arrives at Launch Site

News (dtd 12 Nov 2008) from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. (link posted 12 Nov 2008)

NCAR Installs Massive Digital Storage Library for Climate and Weather Records

News (dtd 12 Nov 2008) from the National Center for Atmospheric Research. (link posted 12 Nov 2008)

America's Climate Choices Study Launched

News (dtd Nov 2008) from the National Academies. (link posted mid-Nov 2008)

DOE's Oak Ridge Supercomputer Now World's Fastest for Open Science

News (dtd 10 Nov 2008) from the US Department of Energy. (link posted 10 Nov 2008)

NASA Hosts Seminar on Earth's Role in our Carbon Dioxide Future

Media advisory (dtd 10 Nov 2008) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (link posted 10 Nov 2008)

Ecologists Use Oceanographic Data to Predict Future Climate Change

News (dtd 7 Nov 2008) from the National Science Foundation. (link posted 7 Nov 2008)

Near Average Temperature and Precipitation in U.S. for October

News (dtd 7 Nov 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 7 Nov 2008)

The Sun Shows Signs of Life

Feature (dtd 7 Nov 2008) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (link posted 7 Nov 2008)

Arctic Sea Ice Decline Shakes Up Ocean Ecosystems

Feature (dtd 7 Nov 2008) from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. (link posted 7 Nov 2008)

When it Comes to Sea Level Changing Glaciers, New NASA Technique Measures Up

Feature (dtd 6 Nov 2008) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (link posted 6 Nov 2008)

Dry Spells Spelled Trouble in Ancient China

News (dtd 6 Nov 2008) from the National Science Foundation. (link posted 6 Nov 2008)

Workshop on Challenges in Climate Change Science

Opening remarks (dtd 6 Nov 2008) at workshop sponsored by the US Department of Energy. (link posted 6 Nov 2008)

Correcting Ocean Cooling

Feature (dtd 5 Nov 2008) from NASA's Earth Observatory. (link posted 5 Nov 2008)

New Temperature and Biomass Data at CDIAC

New and updated data (dtd October 2008) from the Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center. (link posted early Nov 2008)

2008 Sees Fifth Largest Ozone Hole

News (dtd 3 Nov 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 3 Nov 2008)

The Potential Impact of High-End Capability Computing on Four Illustrative Fields of Science and Engineering

Report (dtd 2008) from the National Academies. (link posted Nov 2008)

William J. Brennan Becomes Acting NOAA Administrator

News (dtd 3 Nov 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 3 Nov 2008)

UCAR Signs Agreement to Manage NCAR

News (dtd 3 Nov 2008) from the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. (link posted 3 Nov 2008)

In Alaska's Forests, Dried Mushrooms to the Rescue?

News (dtd 2 Nov 2008) from the National Science Foundation. (link posted 2 Nov 2008)

NASA Measurements Show Greenhouse Gas Methane on the Rise Again

News (dtd 29 Oct 2008) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (link posted 29 Oct 2008)

USGS October Science Picks

Research news (dtd 28 Oct 2008) from the US Geological Survey. (link posted 28 Oct 2008)

Scientists Probe Antarctic Glaciers for Clues to Past and Future Sea Level

Research (dtd 28 Oct 2008) funded by the National Science Foundation.

Study helps clarify role of soil microbes in global warming

Research (dtd 28 Oct 2008) funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. (link posted 28 Oct 2008)

October Issue of Coastal Management News

Quarterly newsletter (dtd Oct 2008) from NOAA's Coastal Management Program. (link posted 27 Oct 2008)

Geographic Names of Iceland's Glaciers: Historic and Modern

News (dtd 24 Oct 2008) from the US Geological Survey. (link posted 24 Oct 2008)

DOE selects Argonne to develop tools to collect ocean data

News (dtd 24 Oct 2008) from DOE's Argonne National Laboratory. (link posted 24 Oct 2008)

Renowned climate scientist joins PNNL

News (dtd 23 Oct 2008) from DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. (link posted 23 Oct 2008)

Potent Greenhouse Gas More Common in Atmosphere Than Estimated

News (dtd 23 Oct 2008) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (link posted 23 Oct 2008)

NOAA Announces 15-Year Plan to Upgrade its Fleet of Research Ships

News (dtd 23 Oct 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 23 Oct 2008)

Department of Energy Announces $7 Million in Funding for Climate Research Field Studies

News (dtd 23 Oct 2008) from the U.S. Department of Energy. (link posted 23 Oct 2008)

Climate Change Seeps Into the Sea

News (dtd 21 Oct 2008) from NASA's Earth Observatory. (link posted 21 Oct 2008)

Northwest climate change is target of $3.2 million in grants to UO

Research (dtd 21 Oct 2008) funded by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy. (link posted 21 Oct 2008)

Scientist Uses Tracer to Predict Ancient Ocean Circulation

News (dtd 20 Oct 2008) from NASA's Earth Observatory. (link posted 20 Oct 2008)

NOAA and NSF Commission National Study of Ocean Acidification

News (dtd 20 Oct 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 20 Oct 2008)

Annual Arctic Report Card Shows Stronger Effects of Warming

News (dtd 16 Oct 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 16 Oct 2008)

Ninth Warmest September for Global Temperatures

News (dtd 15 Oct 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 15 Oct 2008)

Getting a Grip on Future Ice Sheet Changes

Science brief (dtd Oct 2008) from NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies. (link posted 15 Oct 2008)

Climate Researchers Say "Hola" to Chile for Six-Week Field Study

Research highlight (dtd Oct 2008) from DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. (link posted 14 Oct 2008)

Aquarius Mission First to Study Ocean Acidification From the Surface to the Seafloor on Florida Coral Reef

News (dtd 14 Oct 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 14 Oct 2008)

Team led by Livermore scientists helps to resolve long-standing puzzle in climate science

News release (dtd 10 Oct 2008) from DOE's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. (link posted 10 Oct 2008)

Above Average Precipitation in U.S. for September; South Much Cooler than Average, West Much Drier

News (dtd 10 Oct 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 10 Oct 2008)

Tropical Rainforest and Mountain Species may be Threatened by Global Warming

News (dtd 9 Oct 2008) from NASA's Earth Observatory. (link posted 9 Oct 2008)

Warming in Yosemite National Park Sends Small Mammals Packing to Higher, Cooler Elevations

News (dtd 9 Oct 2008) from NASA's Earth Observatory. (link posted 9 Oct 2008)

NASA Maps Shed Light on Carbon Dioxide's Global Nature

News (dtd 9 Oct 2008) from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. (link posted 9 Oct 2008)

NOAA Coral Bleaching Monitoring Network Now Global

News (dtd 9 Oct 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 9 Oct 2008)

Satellite Data Reveal Extreme Summer Snowmelt in Northern Greenland

News (dtd 8 Oct 2008) from NASA's Earth Observatory. (link posted 8 Oct 2008)

Hurricanes and Climate Change: NCAR Launches Intensive Study into Future Hurricane Risk

News (dtd 8 Oct 2008) from the National Center for Atmospheric Research. (link posted 8 Oct 2008)

Arctic Soil Reveals Climate Change Clues

News (dtd 7 Oct 2008) from NASA's Earth Observatory. (link posted 7 Oct 2008)

NOAA Awards $3.8 Million to Louisiana, Oklahoma Universities for Climate, Drought Assessment, Planning Tools

News (dtd 7 Oct 2008) from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (link posted 7 Oct 2008)

NASA Study Finds Rising Arctic Storm Activity Sways Sea Ice, Climate

Feature (dtd 6 Oct 2008) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (link posted 6 Oct 2008)

Most Alaskan Glaciers Retreating, Thinning, and Stagnating, Says Major USGS Report

News (dtd 6 Oct 2008) from the US Geological Survey. (link posted 6 Oct 2008)

Brookhaven Scientists Take Off for Southeastern Pacific Climate Study

News (dtd 6 Oct 2008) from DOE's Brookhaven National Laboratory. (link posted 6 Oct 2008)

Gas From the Past Gives Scientists New Insights into Climate and the Oceans

News (dtd 3 Oct 2008) from the National Science Foundation. (link posted 3 Oct 2008)

NSF Awards 10 Grants for Studies of Coupled Natural and Human Systems

News (dtd 3 Oct 2008) from the National Science Foundation. (link posted 3 Oct 2008)

Arctic Sea Ice Down to Second-Lowest Extent Since Measurements Began in 1979; Likely Record-Low Volume

News (dtd 2 Oct 2008) from the National Snow and Ice Data Center. (link posted 2 Oct 2008)

DOE Releases Methodology Used to Estimate Carbon Dioxide Storage Potential

News (dtd 1 Oct 2008) from the US Department of Energy. (link posted 1 Oct 2008)

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